ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC - Quarter Report: 2013 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

From ________________ to ________________

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(509) 735-9092

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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(Former name, former address & former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

As of May 9, 2013, the number of the Company's shares of common stock par value $0.001, outstanding was 5,158,667.

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements.

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

(as prepared by Management)

(Unaudited)

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See Notes To Financial Statements

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 See Notes To Financial Statements

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See Notes To Financial Statements

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ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(as prepared by Management)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The financial statements of Electronic Systems Technology, Inc. (the "Company") presented in this Form 10Q are unaudited and reflect, in the opinion of Management, a fair presentation of operations for the three month periods ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012.  All adjustments of a normal recurring nature and necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods covered have been made. Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In preparation of the financial statements, certain amounts and balances have been reformatted from previously filed reports to conform to the format of this quarterly presentation.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2012 as filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.

The results of operation for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full fiscal year or for any other fiscal period.

NOTE 2 - INVENTORIES

Inventories are stated at lower of direct cost or market with cost determined using the FIFO (first in, first out) method.  Inventories consist of the following:

NOTE 3 - EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

Basic earnings (loss) per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflects potential dilution occurring if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company.  At March 31, 2013 the Company had 535,000 outstanding stock options that could have a dilutive effect on future periods’ income.   

NOTE 4 - STOCK OPTIONS

As of March 31, 2013, the Company had outstanding stock options, which have been granted periodically to individual employees and directors with no less than three years of continuous tenure with the Company.  On February 14, 2013, additional stock options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock were granted to individual employees and directors with no less than three years continuous tenure.  The options granted on February 14, 2013 totaled 175,000 shares under option and have an exercise price of $0.31 per share.

The options granted on February 14, 2013 may be exercised any time during the period from February 14, 2013 through February 14, 2016.  The Company's Form 8-K filed February 14, 2012, is incorporated herein by reference.  All outstanding stock options must be exercised within 90 days after termination of employment.

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The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions used for grants in:

The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise rates.  The option exercise rate for option grants in 2012 through 2005 was 6.60%.

A summary of option activity during the quarter ended March 31, 2013, is as follows:

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company issued 175,000 options with an estimated fair value per option of $0.148 resulting in a stock based compensation value of $25,967.  After the stock based compensation value is adjusted for the historical option forfeiture rate of 93.4%, a stock based compensation expense was charged against income for 2013 of $1,713.  No non-vested share-based compensation arrangements existed as of March 31, 2013.

NOTE 5 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

For the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, services in the amount of $20,884 and $29,390, respectively, were contracted with Manufacturing Services, Inc., of which the current owner, Michael S. Brown and the former owner, Melvin H. Brown, are both currently members of the Company’s Board of Directors . The Company owed accounts payable amounts to Manufacturing Services, Inc for the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012 of $1,498 and $1,313, respectively.  

NOTE 6 - SEGMENT REPORTING

Segment information is prepared on the same basis that the Company's management reviews financial information for operational decision making purposes.  The Company has three reportable segments, domestic and foreign, based on the geographic location of the customers, as well as an unallocated corporate segment.  Domestic and foreign segments sell radio modem products, related accessories for radio modem products for industrial automation projects, with the foreign segment selling the Company's products and services outside the United States.  

During the quarter March 31, 2013, domestic customers represented approximately 65% of total net revenues.  Foreign customers represented 35% of total net revenues.  During the quarter ended March 31, 2013, product sales to one customer accounted for 12% of the Company's sales revenues.  Revenues from foreign countries consisted primarily of revenues from Mexico, Croatia, India, Equator, Hungary and Canada.   

Summary financial information for the three reportable segments for the first quarter of 2013 and 2012 is as follows:

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

Management's discussion and analysis is intended to be read in conjunction with the Company's unaudited financial statements and the integral notes thereto for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.  The following statements may be forward looking in nature and actual results may differ materially.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

REVENUES: Total revenues from sales decreased to $413,413 for the first quarter of 2013 as compared to $492,807 in the first quarter of 2012, reflecting a decrease of 16%.  Gross revenues decreased to $415,402 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, from $494,536 for the same quarter of 2012.  Management believes the decrease in sales revenues is due to decreased domestic and international industrial automation sales during first quarter of 2013 when compared with the same quarter of 2012.  Management remains concerned that the fragile economic recovery in the United States has the potential to negatively impact domestic sales revenues and profitability during 2013.  

The Company's revenues have historically fluctuated from quarter to quarter due to timing factors such as product shipments to customers, customer order placement, customer buying trends, and changes in the general economic environment.  The procurement process regarding plant and project automation, or project development, which usually surrounds the decision to purchase ESTeem products, can be lengthy.  This procurement process may involve bid activities unrelated to the ESTeem products, such as additional systems and subcontract work, as well as capital budget considerations on the part of the customer.  Because of the complexity of this procurement process, forecasts with regard to the Company's revenues are difficult to predict.

A percentage breakdown of EST's market segments of Domestic and Foreign Export sales, for the first quarter of 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

OPERATING SEGMENTS

Segment information is prepared on the same basis that the Company’s Management reviews financial information for operational decision-making purposes.  The Company’s operating segment information is contained in “Financial Statements, Notes to Financial Statements, Note 6 – Segment Reporting”.

Domestic Revenues

The Company’s domestic operations represented 65% of the Company’s total sales revenues.  Domestic operations sell ESTeem modem products, accessories and service primarily through domestic resellers, as well as directly to end users of the Company’s products.  Domestic sales revenues decreased to $267,832 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, compared to $333,889 for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, reflecting a decrease of 20%.  During the quarter ended March 31, 2013, product sales to one customer, comprised 12% of the Company's sales revenues.  Management believes the decrease in domestic sales revenues is the result of the decreased demand for the Company’s products for domestic industrial automation project due to a slow down in the economic recovery in the United States.  Management remains concerned that the fragile economic recovery in the United States has the potential to impact domestic sales revenues and profitability during 2013.

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Domestic segment operating loss was $15,276 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 as compared with a segment operating loss of $11,392 for the same quarter of 2012, due to decreased sales revenues for the segment during the first quarter of 2013.

Foreign Revenues

The Company’s foreign operating segment represented 35% of the Company’s total net revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.  The foreign operating segment is based wholly in the United States and maintains no assets outside of the United States.  The foreign operating segment sells ESTeem modem products, accessories and service primarily through foreign resellers, as well as directly to end customers of the Company’s products located outside the United States.  

During the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the Company had $145,580 in foreign export sales, or 35% of total net revenues of the Company for the quarter, compared with foreign export sales of $158,918 or 32% of net revenues for the same quarter of 2012, reflecting a decrease of 8%.  The majority of foreign export sales revenues during the first quarter of 2013 were used in industrial automation projects in Mexico, Croatia and India. Management believes the decrease in foreign sales revenues is due to decreased product sales for industrial automation sales in Latin America during the first quarter of 2013 when compared with relatively strong product sales in those countries during the first quarter of 2012.  Management believes the majority of foreign export sales are the results of the Company’s Latin American sales staff, EST foreign reseller activity, and the Company’s internet website presence.

Operating income for the foreign segment decreased to $37,205 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 as compared with $63,895 for the same period of 2012 due to decreased sales revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Unallocated Corporate

Unallocated corporate expenses relate to functions, such as accounting, corporate management and administration that support but are not attributable to the Company’s domestic or foreign operating segments, including salaries, wages and other expenses related to the performance of these support functions.  Unallocated corporate expenses decreased during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 to $86,302 as compared with $88,427 for the same quarter of 2012.  Unallocated corporate expenses represented expense to total sales percentage of 21% and 18% for the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, respectively.      

BACKLOG:

As of March 31, 2012, the Company had a sales order backlog of $85,697.   The Company’s customers generally place orders on an "as needed basis".  Shipment for most of the Company’s products is generally made within 1 to 15 working days after receipt of customer orders, with the exception of ongoing, scheduled projects, and custom designed equipment.  

COST OF SALES:

Cost of sales percentages for the first quarters of 2013 and 2012 were 46% and 44% of gross sales respectively. The cost of sales percentage increase in the first quarter of 2013 is the result of the product mix of items and services sold during the quarter having decreased profit margins when compared with the product mix sold during the same quarter of 2012.

OPERATING EXPENSES:

Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2013 decreased $24,653 from first quarter of 2012 levels.  The following is a delineation of operating expenses:

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General and administrative:  For the first quarter of 2012 General and administrative expenses decreased $136 to $88,291, due to slightly decreased benefit expenses when compared with the same quarter of 2012.

Research and development:  Research and Development expenses decreased $23,955 to $56,805, during the first quarter of 2013, due to decreased subcontracted engineering assistance services and development related costs when compared with the same quarter of 2012.

Marketing: During the first quarter of 2012, marketing expenses increased $2,679 to $115,863 when compared with the same period of 2012, due to increased department related wages and travel expenses during the first quarter of 2013.

Customer service: Customer service expenses decreased $3,241 to $29,101 during the first quarter of 2013, due to decreased amount of department related travel expenses.         

INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME:

The Corporation earned $1,989 in interest and dividend income during the quarter ended March 31, 2013.  Sources of this income were money market accounts and certificates of deposit.

NET INCOME (LOSS):

The Company had a net loss of $45,612 for the first quarter of 2013 compared to a net loss of $24,393 for the same quarter of 2012.  The decrease in profitability is the result of decreased sales revenues during the first quarter of 2013.

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FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Corporation's current asset to current liabilities ratio at March 31, 2012 was 31.4:1 compared to 32.3:1 at December 31, 2012.  The decrease in current ratio is due to decreased accounts receivable at March 31, 2013 when compared with December 31, 2012.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $757,927 as compared to cash and cash equivalent holdings of $818,497 at December 31, 2012, primarily reflecting changes in Certificates of Deposit investments when compared with year-end 2012. Certificates of Deposit increased to $1,501,000 as of March 31, 2013, from $1,367,000 as of December 31, 2012 due to differences in maturity date cycles compared with year-end 2012.   

Accounts receivable decreased to $85,232 as of March 31, 2013, from December 31, 2012 levels of $195,482 due to sales and collection timing differences when compared with year-end 2012.  Inventory increased to $542,849 at March 31, 2013 from December 31, 2012 levels of $501,956.  The Company's fixed assets, net of depreciation, decreased to $38,998 as of March 31, 2013 from December 31, 2012 levels of $42,272, due to depreciation during the first quarter of 2013 of $3,274.  Deferred tax asset as of March 31, 2013 increased to $36,900 due to the income tax benefit recognized during the first quarter of 2013.  Prepaid expenses decreased to $22,427 as of March 31, 2013 as compared with $28,207 for December 31, 2012 due to reduced prepaid network expenses when compared with year-end 2012.     

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As of March 31, 2013, the trade accounts payable balance was $13,818 compared with $7,104 at December 31, 2012, and reflect amounts owed for purchases of inventory items and contracted services.  Accrued liabilities as of March 31, 2013 were $39,857, compared with $36,368 at December 31, 2012, and reflect items such as payroll and state tax liabilities and accrued vacation benefits.  At March 31, 2013 the Company had refundable customer deposit liabilities of $40,511.

In Management's opinion, the Company's cash and cash equivalent reserves, and working capital at March 31, 2013 is sufficient to satisfy requirements for operations, capital expenditures, and other expenditures as may arise during 2013.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS:  The above discussion may contain forward looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  In addition to the factors discussed above, among other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: competitive factors such as rival wireless architectures and price pressures; availability of third party component products at reasonable prices; inventory risks due to shifts in market demand and/or price erosion of purchased components; change in product mix, and risk factors that are listed in the Company's reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

There is no established market for trading the common stock of the Company. The market for the Company’s common stock is limited, and as such shareholders may have difficulty reselling their shares when desired or at attractive market prices.  The Common Stock is not regularly quoted in the automated quotation system of a registered securities system or association.  Our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, is quoted on the OTC Markets Group QB (OTCQB) under the symbol “ELST”.  The OTCQB is a network of security dealers who buy and sell stock. The dealers are connected by a computer network which provides information on current “bids” and “asks” as well as volume information. The OTCQB is not considered a “national exchange”.  The “over-the-counter” quotations do not reflect inter-dealer prices, retail mark-ups commissions or actual transactions.  The Company’s common stock has continued to trade in low volumes and at low prices. Some investors view low-priced stocks as unduly speculative and therefore not appropriate candidates for investment. Many institutional investors have internal policies prohibiting the purchase or maintenance of positions in low-priced stocks.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures.

The Company’s Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Internal control over financial reporting includes maintaining records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect our transactions; providing reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our financial statements; providing reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of Company assets are made in accordance with Management authorization; and providing reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Company assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements would be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that a misstatement of our financial statements would be prevented or detected.

An evaluation has been performed under the supervision and with the participation of our Management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and the operation of our "disclosure controls and procedures" (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of March 31, 2012.  Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have determined that there was a material weakness affecting our internal control over financial reporting and, as a result of that weakness, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2013.  

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The material weakness is as follows:

We did not maintain effective controls to ensure appropriate segregation of duties as the same officer and employee was responsible for the initiating and recording of transactions, thereby creating segregation of duties weaknesses. Due to the (1) significance of segregation of duties to the preparation of reliable financial statements; (2) the significance of potential misstatement that could have resulted due to the deficient controls; and, (3) the absence of sufficient other mitigating controls; we determined that this control deficiency resulted in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement or lack of disclosure within the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected.

Management has evaluated and continues to evaluate, avenues for mitigating our internal controls weaknesses, but mitigating controls have been deemed to be impractical and prohibitively costly due to the size of our organization at the current time.  Management does not foresee implementing a cost effective method of mitigating our internal control weaknesses in the near term.   Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.  These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.  The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting.

There have been no changes during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 5.  Other Information

None

Item 6.  Exhibits

(1)  

Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934 and otherwise are not subject to liability.

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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